Top of the 3rd

Wilson Ramos grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Steven Souza Jr. due up.

Out

Steven Souza Jr. lined out to short. None on with two outs and Stephen Strasburg due up.

Out

Stephen Strasburg grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

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Play

Substitution

NOTE: Washington Nationals right fielder Steven Souza Jr. left the game with an undisclosed injury.

Substitution

NOTE: Washington Nationals right fielder Steven Souza Jr. left the game with an undisclosed injury.

Out

Jason Heyward struck out looking. None on with one out and Evan Gattis due up.

Out

Evan Gattis struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Chris Johnson due up.

Out

Chris Johnson grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 4th

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Play

Single

Denard Span singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.

Walk

Asdrubal Cabrera walked. Runners on first and second with none out and Anthony Rendon due up.

Out

Anthony Rendon popped out to second on the infield fly rule. Runners on first and second and with one out and Adam LaRoche due up.

Out

Adam LaRoche struck out swinging. Runners on first and second and with two outs and Ian Desmond due up.

Out

Ian Desmond flied out to right to end the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

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Play

Out

Ramiro Pena struck out swinging, catcher to first. None on with one out and Ervin Santana due up.

Out

Ervin Santana struck out swinging. None on with two outs and B.J. Upton due up.

Out

B.J. Upton flied out to center to end the inning.

Top of the 5th

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Play

Walk

Bryce Harper walked. Runner on first with none out and Wilson Ramos due up.

Out

Wilson Ramos grounded into a double play, third to second to first. On the play, Bryce Harper out at second. None on with two outs and Kevin Frandsen due up.

Out

Kevin Frandsen flied out to right to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

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Play

Home-run

Tommy La Stella lead-off Home Run (1) to right center. Freddie Freeman due up.

Out

Freddie Freeman grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Justin Upton due up.

Out

Justin Upton struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Jason Heyward due up.

Double

Jason Heyward doubled to center. Runner on second with two outs and Evan Gattis due up.

Out

Evan Gattis struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

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Play

Substitution

Scott Hairston is pinch-hitting for Stephen Strasburg.

Hit-by-pitch

Pinch-Hitter Scott Hairston was hit-by-pitch. Runner on first with none out and Denard Span due up.

Single

Denard Span singled to right. On the play, Scott Hairston advances to third. Runners on first and third with none out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.

Single

Asdrubal Cabrera singled to center scored Scott Hairston. On the play, Denard Span advances to third. Runners on first and third with none out and Anthony Rendon due up.

Home-run

Anthony Rendon none-out, three-run Home Run (15) to left center scored Denard Span and Asdrubal Cabrera. Adam LaRoche due up.

Out

Adam LaRoche fouled out to first. None on with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Out

Ian Desmond flied out to right. None on with two outs and Bryce Harper due up.

Out

Bryce Harper flied out to left to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

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Play

Substitution

NOTE: Tonight's game resumes after an 1-hour, 11-minute rain delay.

Out

Chris Johnson lined out to center. None on with one out and Ramiro Pena due up.

Out

Ramiro Pena grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Ervin Santana due up.

Substitution

Phillip Gosselin is pinch-hitting for Ervin Santana.

Single

Pinch-Hitter Philip Gosselin singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and B.J. Upton due up.

Out

B.J. Upton struck out looking to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Anthony Varvaro starts the inning for the Braves.

Home-run

Wilson Ramos lead-off Home Run (5) to left. Kevin Frandsen due up.

Error-reached-base

Kevin Frandsen reached first on Ramiro Pena's fielding error. Runner on first with none out and Ross Detwiler due up.

Out

Ross Detwiler struck out on a foul bunt. Runner on first with one out and Denard Span due up.

Double

Denard Span singled to left and advances to second on Justin Upton's throwing error. On the play, Kevin Frandsen advances to third. Runners on second and third with one out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.

Out

Asdrubal Cabrera sacrifice fly out to left scored Kevin Frandsen. Runner on second with two outs and Anthony Rendon due up.

Substitution

Jordan Walden enters the game for the Braves with a runner on second and two out.

Out

Anthony Rendon lined out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Out

Tommy La Stella grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Freddie Freeman due up.

Out

Freddie Freeman grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Justin Upton due up.

Walk

Justin Upton walked. Runner on first with two outs and Jason Heyward due up.

Out

Jason Heyward grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 8th

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Play

Out

Adam LaRoche flied out to left. None on with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Out

Ian Desmond grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Bryce Harper due up.

Out

Bryce Harper struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

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Play

Substitution

Tyler Clippard starts the inning for the Nationals.

Out

Evan Gattis popped out to third. None on with one out and Chris Johnson due up.

Out

Chris Johnson struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Ramiro Pena due up.

Single

Ramiro Pena singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Jordan Walden due up.

Top of the 9th

Wilson Ramos struck out swinging. None on with one out and Kevin Frandsen due up.

Out

Kevin Frandsen grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Tyler Clippard due up.

Substitution

Danny Espinosa is pinch-hitting for Tyler Clippard.

Out

Pinch-Hitter Danny Espinosa struck out swinging to end the game.

Recap: Atlanta vs. Washington

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Atlanta Braves jumped all over Stephen Strasburg early and then hung on for dear life to snap their eight-game slide.

Freddie Freeman, Justin Upton and B.J. Upton all hit two-run homers against the hard-throwing right-hander in the first two innings as the Braves topped the Washington Nationals, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game set.

Ervin Santana (11-6) allowed four runs on four hits and two walks for the Braves, who moved within 3 1/2 games of the Nationals for first place in the NL East. Tommy La Stella hit a solo shot in the victory.

"We came out tonight after having an off day, had time to ease the mind and rest and come out and win a ballgame," Justin Upton said.

Strasburg (8-10) struck out nine, but was charged with seven runs on seven hits and two walks over five frames for Washington, which had won four of its last six games coming in.

"It's already in the past, worry about tomorrow now," Rendon said of the loss. "We've got two more games to play here so that's what we're looking forward to."

Atlanta led 7-0 through the first five innings, but Washington got four runs back in the sixth and two more in the seventh.

Pinch-hitter Scott Hairston was hit by a pitch to begin the sixth and Denard Span singled to put runners on the corners. Asdrubal Cabrera rolled a base hit up the middle to bring home Hairston and Rendon stepped up next and launched his three-run shot to left-center, cutting the gap to 7-4.

Ramos clubbed a leadoff homer to left in the seventh and Cabrera added a sacrifice fly to trim the margin to 7-6. With the tying run on second with two outs, Jordan Walden came on and got Rendon to line out.

Walden then retired the side in order in the eighth and Craig Kimbrel struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth to notch his 33rd save of the season.

The Braves plated two runs in the first, four in the second and another in the fifth to jump out to their comfortable lead.

Freeman worked a two-out walk in the opening frame before Justin Upton smashed his two-run shot to dead center.

Ramiro Pena hit a two-out single in the second, but was forced out at second when Santana failed to move him over with a bunt. It didn't matter, however, as B.J. Upton followed by cracking his two-run blast to left. La Stella reached with a base hit and Freeman launched his two-run homer into the seats in right.

Steven Souza, who was making his second career start, crashed into the wall full speed when he leapt trying to track down Freeman's homer, which forced him to leave the game. Bryce Harper moved over to right field and Kevin Frandsen came into the game to play left.

La Stella's leadoff shot in the fifth gave the Braves their seven-run cushion.